Where does “aftercare” come from?
Aftercare is a compound of English after and English care, where after derives from Old English æfter and care from Old English caru, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ǵeh₂r- and apotero.
aftercare (English): The care given to a patient during recovery from...
Definitions
- The care given to a patient during recovery from...
Ancestry of “aftercare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | after- | With contrary, subordinate, or remote effect;... |
| 2 | Old English | æfter- | after, behind; afterward; for, for the sake or... |
| 3 | Old English | æfter | after; according to |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |